The London museum of politics, miscellanies, and literature.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Wilkes, John, 1727-1797, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political satire, English--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Political satire, English.

Great Britain--Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--George III, 1760-1820--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v., plates ) ports., music, tables ;

Semiannual (collected issues)

[Vol. I. (Jan.-June 1770)]-

Ceased in 1772?

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed for J. Miller, at number 2, Queen's-Head-Passage, Paternoster-Row, 1770-

Summary:

Includes proceedings of the British and Irish Parliaments, other political news, gossip and satirical cartoons on principal political characters. With correspondence from readers including 'Junius' and John Wilkes, lists of new books with prices, and a monthly section of 'Principal events and occurrences'.

Notes:

Collects monthly issues of: The London museum.

Imprint includes year of publication.

Imprints vary; v. 4 reads in part: "printed for T. Evans at number 54, Paternoster-Row".

Caption title at head of first page of text in monthly issues includes date of publication.

Monthly issues in collected volumes lack title pages or wrappers.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Volume numeration begins with v. 2.

Volumes lack chronological designation apart from the imprint date.

Monthly issues unnumbered.

Extent of publication uncertain; only four complete volumes known.

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1304

Times handlist, p. 44

Crane & Kaye, 406

English Short Title Catalog, P2811.

OCLC:

642234536